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The Echoes of Eugenics: Lord of the Rings and the Value of Human Life

May 23rd, 2007 | 1 min read

By Matthew Lee Anderson

In a recent column in the Washington Post, Andrew J. Imparato and Anne C. Sommers highlight the subtle ways in which eugenics has made a comeback:

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Matthew Lee Anderson

Matthew Lee Anderson is an Associate Professor of Ethics and Theology in Baylor University's Honors College. He has a D.Phil. in Christian Ethics from Oxford University, and is a Perpetual Member of Biola University's Torrey Honors College. In 2005, he founded Mere Orthodoxy.

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